Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 10, 2016
Order of Worship and Bulletin The Rev. Cliff Aerie brings the Message of the Day. A jazz saxophonist, Cliff will be joined by his friend Dave Troncoso on bass.
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
July 3, 2016
Order of Worship and Bulletin Sacrament of Christ’s Table celebrated; Independence Day weekend Message of the Day: “LXX” Considering the parallel between Jesus’ 70 disciples sent forth, and the tradition that the Greek version of the Hebrew scriptures was composed … Continue reading →
The First Thing
Coming Soon to a Radio Near You!
Sometime in early 2017, in happy reply to the invitation of station manager Ellie Wharton of KWRH-LP Radio63119, First Church will begin airing an hour-long program of “words and music for the progressive Christian” – a program called, The First Thing. Due … Continue reading →
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
June 26, 2016
Finding the links below may be difficult with some devices. If you are at a computer, simply float your cursor over text you suspect may be a link. If it changes color or your cursor turns into a hand pointer, … Continue reading →
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
(Fathers Day)
June 19, 2016
Order of Worship and Bulletin For Fathers Day, and reflecting upon the death of Muhammad Ali and the tragedy at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Pastor Dave Denoon touches on matters of human fatherhood and the Fatherhood of God. (sound … Continue reading →
Confirmation Sunday
June 5, 2016
Order of Worship and Bulletin Students from First Church and Peace United Church of Christ confirm their faith, offering presentations that illustrate their developing understandings of covenant, spirituality, and purpose.
Continue reading → U2 and Fellowship Reunion
May 22, 2016
Listen to the Soundcloud Playlist of word and music. OR Read a transcript of the Message of the Day, “How Our Fellowship Group Started Christianity.” Music of U2 was featured throughout worship, played by our cover band and sung by … Continue reading →
Second Sunday after Pentecost
May 29, 2016
Order of Worship and Bulletin Our worship for the morning is a Hymn Sing. This is a familiar practice among traditional mainline Christians: rather than the usual sermon, the message of the day is offered through song as worshipers request … Continue reading →
Trinity Sunday
May 22, 2016
Order of Worship and Bulletin See also, the Sermon Posting associated with this Sunday. Coinciding with the Sunday on which we celebrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity (Christians understand God to be three Persons unified as one ineffable Substance), First … Continue reading →
Beyond Event-gelism:
What sets us apart?
We’ve spent almost a year, talking about the qualities that have made us unique as a church historically. We’ve organized event after event, especially artistic events like the retrospective exhibit of paintings by Chiura Obata in September, and the recent … Continue reading →